SPACECAT Review

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What does SPACE CAT stand for?

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Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone

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What is the purpose of a speaker's communication?

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Purpose is what the speaker hopes to accomplish by delivering their communication to their direct audience.

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Who is the likely audience of a commercial that is selling candy using loud music, lots of colors, and animated characters?

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Children

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What is the primary purpose of an advertisement?

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To persuade the audience.

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Define tone in the context of communication.

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Tone is a speaker's attitude toward the subject conveyed by the speaker's stylistic and rhetorical choices.

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What does 'exigence' refer to in the SPACE CAT framework?

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Exigence refers to the issue, problem, or situation that prompts someone to write or speak.

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What is the significance of 'audience' in rhetorical analysis?

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Audience refers to the group of people the speaker is addressing, which influences the speaker's choices.

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How does 'context' affect communication?

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Context includes the circumstances surrounding the communication, such as time, place, and cultural background.

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What are 'choices' in the SPACE CAT framework?

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Choices refer to the decisions a speaker makes regarding language, style, and structure to convey their message.

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What are 'appeals' in rhetoric?

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Appeals are strategies used by the speaker to persuade the audience, including ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic).